CREATING VALUE WITH VALUES

Today, our company is run by the fourth generation, and our mission is still to craft quality gloves – not just for foresters in Småland, but for all kinds of hands and needs in sport, work and everyday life. To this day, the headquarters remain in our home village of Hestra, Sweden while we operate our own factories and sales offices around the world. The local, family-run workshop has gradually evolved into a global family business. And the vision, the mission and the values that guide us today are clearly rooted in our heritage.

Our core value, the commitment to quality in terms of durability and functionality, is our biggest contribution to the environment, ensuring that our gloves last and do not need to be replaced every season. This goes hand in hand with Hestra’s approach to making long-term decisions based on continuity, sense and reason. And as a family business, we feel a strong responsibility to our employees, our stakeholders and the tradition of glove-making. Taken together, these values give us direction and help us make decisions that are both economically and ethically sound.

SYSTEMATIC SUSTAINABILITY WORK

At the same time, there is a systematic way to work with sustainability issues in all parts of the value chain. Responsibilities are integrated in the Board of Directors and the role of the Head of Quality and Sustainability, who is responsible for the implementation. Our Code of Conduct and other policies outline our ethical expectations of suppliers, which are binding. And by working with organisations such as the Leather Working Group (LWG), amfori BSCI, and ISO. Hestra commits to official standards that are regularly audited. Sustainable corporate governance keeps our company productive and impactful for the long term.

The values our gloves are made of

WE MAKE GLOVES THAT LAST

We design, manufacture and sell high-quality gloves. Over generations, we have refined our glove-making skills, but we still strive to refine our processes and products. It is about finding the right balance between materials, construction, production alternatives and marketing to provide the best products for our customers. We focus on the purpose of the products, ensuring the desired functionality and durability. This durability is also our greatest contribution to the environment and climate, as it reduces the need to replace products each season and the production of new materials. Our range of replaceable liners further extends the life and functionality of the gloves.

WE ARE A FAMILY BUSINESS

Hestra is 100% family owned. This gives us a special responsibility to our employees, business partners and customers, and for our impact on the environment, society and the local communities in which we operate. Hestra has its own factories and subsidiaries in different parts of the world, employing hundreds of men and women. We strive to provide all of them not only with a fair income and good working conditions, but also with a sense of belonging and purpose. Together we carry on the tradition of glove making and the legacy of previous generations. As a business partner, Hestra stands for reliability and integrity.

WE THINK LONG TERM

We seek to make decisions that we know will bring benefits in the longer term. Partnerships with customers, suppliers, business partners and employees are based on trust and are often long term. We are constantly reassessing and reviewing our products, fine-tuning details of styles carried over from previous seasons and adjusting processes to improve our operations. Our commitment to building a solid business for future generations gives us a long-term approach to business, where we make decisions that are financially and ethically sound, while honouring our brand and its legacy.